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The first name Maile

A girl’s name from Hawaiian meaning “maile”, “a flowering hawaiian vine”.

1 syllable Female

Meaning and origin

Hawaiian origin

Maile means “maile”, “a flowering hawaiian vine” in Hawaiian.

From Hawaiian Maile, from maile (“maile, a flowering Hawaiian vine”).

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Maile last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 3 births (#3,848).

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21
babies named Maile, 1996–2025
#5,493
rank in 2020
1998
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maile with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Maile at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 33 girls born in the United States were named Maile, the 4,316th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 154 were.

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3,680
babies named Maile since 1880
#4,316
rank in 2025
2007
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Maile

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Maile Flanagan
    American actress, born 1965

Questions

What does the name Maile mean?
Maile means “maile”, “a flowering hawaiian vine” in Hawaiian.
What is the origin of the name Maile?
From Hawaiian Maile, from maile (“maile, a flowering Hawaiian vine”).
How popular is the name Maile?
In 2020, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Maile, ranking 5,493rd. Its peak was 1998, with 3 births.
Is Maile a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,680 US babies named Maile since 1880 were girls.
When was Maile most popular?
2007 in the United States, when 154 babies were named Maile, its highest rank at 1,509th.